Arts of Nigeria in French Private Collections
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€51.99
20-50
A01=Toyin Falola
A13=Alain Lebas
A13=Hughes Dubois
A14=Alain Lebas
A14=Helene Joubert
A14=Toyin Falola
A43=Alexandre Espenel
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Product details
- ISBN 9788874395811
- Dimensions: 240 x 280mm
- Publication Date: 02 Aug 2012
- Publisher: Five Continents Editions
- Publication City/Country: IT
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Nigerian art has long been sought after by art collectors in France. Accompanying an important exhibition, Arts of Nigeria in French Private Collections explores Nigeria's rich artistic production through a collection of beautiful works, including many striking figurative pieces, in a wide variety of media. Internationally known experts provide texts that introduce Nigeria, its peoples, and its assorted cultures.
The superb photographs of the works add to the value of this sumptuous volume.
Toyin Falola is an eminent Nigerian historian and history professor in the Department of African Studies at the University of Texas. Hélène Joubert is Chief Curator and Director of the African Heritage Unit at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris and a specialist on the Yoruba and the arts and peoples of Nigeria. Alain Lebas is a collector of primitive art and curator of the related exhibition. Alexandre Espenel is the author of a major book on Igbo sculpture. Hughes Dubois is a renowned art photographer.
